Highlights
- Hugh Jackman's reputation as one of Hollywood's nicest guys stems from his mom's expectations.
- Despite his nice guy image, Jackman has admitted that he can lose his temper.
- Jackman has seemingly made peace with those he wanted to beat up.
Long before Hugh Jackman was set to join the MCU in Deadpool 3, portraying Wolverine had already made him a star. Thanks to the fact that Jackman has been famous for decades now, he has been under a microscope for a very long time.
Unlike James Corden who is rumored to be rude, everyone talks about Jackman being one of Hollywood's nicest guys like Steve Carell. Since Jackman is said to be such a great guy, many of his fans may be shocked to learn that he once admitted that he'd like to beat up a group of people.
What Made Hugh Jackman Such A Nice Guy?
Most of the time when Hugh Jackman gets asked why he is such a nice guy, he responds in a humble way. However, there have been a couple of times when Jackman seemed to give possible explanations for why he tries to treat everyone with respect.
According to a 2015 Irish Examiner article, Jackman's mom played a role in his nice guy reputation. Based on a story Jackman told about his mom joining him on the red carpet at the premiere of Pan, she expects her famous son to have manners.
“My mum was at the premiere of Pan and she was asked about her son being a nice guy. She said, ‘I think we used to call that manners. If he isn’t a nice guy, I’m going to smack him!’”
In 2013, a Stuff article claimed that one of Jackman's Australian friends gave the Wolverine actor a wake-up call. When Jackman's friend visited his pal on an American set, he noticed that the Wolverine actor didn't know the movie's crew by name.
"My mate said 'You don't know what that guy's name is do you?'I said 'No'. He said, 'How long have you been on this movie?' I said, 'Two months'. He goes, 'Mate, that's shameful. You have been here for two months and you don't know the guy's name?'"
After trying to defend himself by explaining that is how things are done on American sets, Jackman realized he didn't have to do things that way. As a result, Jackman began a practice that helped him develop bonds with all his co-workers.
According to Jackman, he began bringing a scratch lottery ticket weekly to everyone who worked on the film. Once he began doing that, Jackman had the excuse to tear down the barriers and become friends with all his co-workers. Becoming friendly will all his co-workers played a huge role in Jackman's developing a nice guy reputation.
Who Did Hugh Jackman Want To Beat Up?
Since it became widely accepted that Hugh Jackman is one of the nicest celebrities, the famed actor has tried to downplay that reputation at times. However, even when Jackman is attempting to say that he isn't especially kind, it often makes him seem even nicer.
During a January 2023 interview, there was a perfect example of how things play out when Jackman talks about being nice. While explaining that he can lose his temper like everyone else, Jackman spoke about his regrets in a way that only made him seem really nice.
“I’m not always nice. I’ve had my moments on set, for sure, when I haven’t been nice. And I’ve behaved sometimes on set where I’ve yelled a bit or done something where I’ve been angry that I’m not proud of.”
A decade earlier in 2013, Jackman was speaking to Time about his movie Prisoners. During that conversation, Jackman said something that made a lot of sense but was still surprising. According to what Jackman implied during that interview, there is a group of people he would sometimes like to beat up or lose his temper on.
In the movie Prisoners, Jackman portrays a father whose daughter goes missing. Vengeful and desperate to find his daughter, Jackman's character captures the man he believes is responsible and goes to extremes.
During Jackman's 2013 Time interview, he was asked if he would like to do something similar when the paparazzi hound his family. In response, Jackman explained why he isn't rude or violent to the paparazzi in those situations before implying that he would like to be.
"With paparazzi, I'm constantly trying to see my kids' view of the situation — that if I start flipping the bird or throwing punches, how frightening it would be for them. So I'm constantly sitting on it. But am I angry? Yeah. Would I like to handle it differently? Yes."
